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A Probation Perspective. Aveen Gardiner Senior Probation Officer Highbury Corner Magistrates Court Islington Intergraded Offender Management. Probation a Camden and Islington Overview. A case load of appx 2100 Appx 70% in the community 150 to 190 court reports completed a month.
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A Probation Perspective Aveen Gardiner Senior Probation Officer Highbury Corner Magistrates Court Islington Intergraded Offender Management
Probation a Camden and Islington Overview • A case load of appx 2100 • Appx 70% in the community • 150 to 190 court reports completed a month
Factors inhibiting change • Drug use • Alcohol misuse • Accommodation • Family breakdown • Mental Health • Employment • Associates • Financial issues • Community isolation • Physical health
Complex needs • Drug • Alcohol • Mental Health
Failure to engage • Do not turn up for assessments • Do not turn up for appointments • Turn up late • Discharged for not engaging • Engage with Probation
Examples • Vulnerable females • Depression • Personality Disorder • Young
Courts • Oral reports • Fast Delivery Reports • Standard reports • No report requested
IAPT • Focus on depression and anxiety • Islington • Camden
What now • Complex needs • None engagement • Assessment as soon as possible • Reduction in sentences and orders (reduction in offending)